Massage Therapy Listed as No. 21 on List of Best Low-Stress Jobs

Laurence Shatkin, author of the new book 150 Best Low-Stress Jobs, has listed massage therapy as No. 21 on the list of the 25 most low-stress jobs.

The list is ranked by over a dozen common stress factors, as well as by pay, growth, opening, personality type, interests, education level, gender, age, part-time work and self-employment. Readers review descriptions of the 150 best low-stress jobs that appeal to them for a career change or career direction.

Here are 25 of the overall best low-stress jobs*, according to Shatkin’s book.

20. Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators; Annual salary: $36,070

21. Massage Therapists; Annual salary: $33,400

22. Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors; Annual salary: $25,910

23. Civil Engineering Technicians; Annual salary: $40,560

24. Sheet Metal Workers; Annual salary: $37,360

25. Mechanical Engineers; Annual salary: $69,850

*Jobs were selected using relevant levels of work conditions, including but not limited to: stress tolerance; types of people dealt with daily; duration of typical work week; frequency of conflict; level of competition and time pressures. The jobs were then ranked based on median annual earnings, projected growth through 2016 and the number of job openings projected per year.

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